Oscar Party-for Real People

Now, I know that Wolfgang Puck is planning a mahvelous Oscar party menu, dahling. But I didn't get invited and besides, I don't have a thing to wear. I'm staying home and eating real-people food (read, junk) anyway. Want to come over? We're having more fun than Wolfie's guests anyway. The truth is we probably won't actually EAT many or even any of this things, but double doggone if we don't have a great time thinking of them. I bet you could even think of better ones. This year was tough, since they increased the number of movies nominated for best picture.

Here's my pick for the most appropriate cinematic Snacks:

The Blind Flip Side

Sailor thought of this one. Have you tried these yet? They're salty and yummy.

District 9 layer bean dip

I really might make this one. I've loved it since 1983-no lie. Thanks to whomever this pic belongs to. I got it off the internet.

A Serious Ginger Man

I worried that I'd only be able to find a smiling gingerbread man for the pic. These faceless cookies are perfectly serious, almost somber even.

Inglorious POP Tarts. I didn't really want to write a naughty word on my blog, but I think Pop Tart is a good stand in for a naughty word. Pop-Tart sounds more like a naughty word than a breakfast food, anyway. If you eat everyday, will you grow up to be a Pop-tart?

Precious Mozzarella

Way too easy.

Guavatar
Way too hard. This one's my biggest stretch. Can anyone out there think of a better food to go with Avatar? We sure couldn't. I hope that the Academy will consider that next year, and only choose movies that have easy snack tie-ins.

Seven UP

The Quiet Man's contribution.

Up in the Airheads

Phew! Two movies with the word Up. I didn't think we were going to make it. And speaking of UP-
Up next:

Chocolate Waffles-really, truly, cross my heart.

Click here for last year's Oscar menu

Oscar Worthy Snack Picks

Oh, Oscar! I almost forgot about you. No not you, Oscar. I'd never forget about you, darling. The other Oscar. You snuck up on me! Hey, I've got to run to the market for some last minute Oscar watching supplies- important crucial, essential supplies, like Food. Food. We can't sit around eating loaves of farm country wheat bread while we're watching all of the terribly talented, deeply gorgeous, supremely humble, beautifully paid actors. Actually, a few minutes of the red carpet routine is all I can really handle. (Just once, I'd like to see an actress on the red carpet look straight at the camera, not sideways, not backwards not tilt-a-whirl, just dead on. ) I'll probably just munch on my Oscar snacks and catch the highlights on the Internet. It's about 5.3 million hours shorter that way.

Here's our Oscar Best Picture themed snacks, and we'll try not to spill any on the keyboard. If you can think of a better snack for movie number five, let me know. We're all still racking our brains over here....

1. Special Dark Knight

2. The Curiously Strong Mint Case of Benjamin Bunny-oops I mean Button. Sheesh! I haven't seen the movie yet but I do spend an unhealthy amount of time with my nose in juvenile literature of the Beatrix Potter ilk.

3. Frosted Flakes/Nixon

4. Milk Duds

5. Smarties for The Reader Next up: Oven Roast Beef with Carrots and Potatoes

And After That: The Best Caramel Crunch Bars- We're on the second batch in as many days....